Sunday, December 28, 2014

Early UFO Reports -- 1965-The Kecksburg, Pennsylvania UFO Crash

A UFO crash case
that is discussed almost as much as theRoswell crashoccurred at Kecksburg, Pennsylvania on
December 5, 1965. Eyewitness reports coupled with radar confirmed an anomalous
object moving through Canada, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The object
appeared as a fireball to witnesses, yet it seemed to be under intelligent
control. The Pennsylvania saga began with a report from Frances Kalp, who
phoned in her sighting to WHJB radio station in Greensburg at about 6:30 PM.

Four
Pointed Star:

Kalp stated that she saw an object which
appeared to be on fire as it crashed into the woods not far from her house in
Westmoreland County. She and her children had gotten to within a half-mile of
the crash location. They claimed to see an object which looked like a
"four-pointed star." John Murphy, who worked at WHJB, immediately
called the report in to the Pennsylvania State Police, who in turn called Kalp,
and set up a meeting with her in Kecksburg.

State
Police Search Woods:

Murphy followed his reporter instincts
to the site, where he interviewed Kalp and her children for his report.
Meanwhile, the State Police were searching the woods for the site of the crash.
Murphy was anxiously awaiting a report from the Police regarding their find.
Was it a plane? Or something else? When the police emerged from their search,
neither Carl Metz nor Paul Shipco, the heads of the search, would reveal any
details of their findings.

Military
Summoned:

The only information that the
Pennsylvania State Police would release was that they were calling in the U.S.
Military to take over. Dissatisfied, but now more intrigued than ever, Murphy
phoned the State Police offices in Greensburg, and talked to Captain Dussia.
Dussia told him he would have to actually visit the office for an
"official" statement. By the time he reached their offices, the
military was already present.

"Official"
Statement: Nothing in the Woods:

Ironically, after finding something that
was beyond the expertise or security clearance of the State Police, and calling
in military forces, the official statement denied finding anything.

"The Pennsylvania State Police have
made a thorough search of the woods. We are convinced that there is nothing
whatsoever in the woods."

Needless to say, Murphy was stunned. He
smelled a cover-up. But, of what?

Military
Makes Second Trek into Woods:

Murphy called in what news he had to his
station. Then he happened to overhear one of the State Policeman who had been
on the initial search mention a "pulsating blue light." So, there was
something in the forest after all. The military, along with Officer Metz was
taking a second trek into the woods, even though nothing had been found,
officially. Initially, Murphy was allowed to go along, but arriving at the
woods edge, he was turned back.

Area
Sealed Off:

At least, Murphy became an eyewitness to
the area being sealed off. No one was allowed anywhere near the scene. In a
very short period of time, the news of the crash had reached television and
newspaper media. The area would soon fill up with people who wanted to get word
of what exactly crashed in the Kecksburg woods, and why the military was
keeping it to themselves.

Witnesses Describe UFO:

It soon became apparent that the State
Police were not the first individuals to go into the woods, According to UFO
researcher Stan Gordon, several inquisitive locals had been there before police
or military had arrived. They described to Gordon a bronze-colored object,
about 9-12 feet in length with a gold band surrounding its bottom part. It
appeared "acorn" shaped.

An
"Unsolved Mystery":

The U.S. Air Force, after finishing
their investigation, issued their "official' version of what happened.
They stated that a meteorite had been responsible for the fiery crash into the
woods of Kecksburg. For the most part, this simple explanation seemed to
satisfy the general public. Was this the end of the Kecksburg mystery? It might
have been had it not been for the "Unsolved Mysteries" television
show. The airing of the Kecksburg segment in the 1990s began an entirely new investigation
into the matter.

What
Happened to John Murphy?:

It seems that John Murphy, who was so
eager to find the truth behind the Kecksburg crash, gave up his battle rather
easily. Maybe not. After his death, his widow told a shocking story. She said
that her husband was one of the first to the object, and had taken a photograph
of the object. This photograph was confiscated by the military, and he was
instructed to not reveal any details of what he had seen that day. Should he go
against the warning, he would suffer "severe consequences."

Interestingly,
Project Blue Book's report on the Kecksburg case does confirm that there was a
photograph of the object in the woods, but they did not include it in their
report, or discuss its source. There are still many unanswered questions to be
answered about what crashed into the woods near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania in
1965.